Ecclesiastes 1:14 - Tree of Life Version

I have seen all the deeds done under the sun; and behold, all is meaningless and chasing after the wind.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a striving after the wind and a feeding on wind.

American Standard Version (1901)

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

Common English Bible

When I observed all that happens under the sun, I realized that everything is pointless, a chasing after wind.

Catholic Public Domain Version

I have seen all that is done under the sun, and behold: all is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity, and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 1:14 Tagairtí Cros

Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Evanescent vapors,” says Kohelet. All is futility.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended to accomplish it, behold, it all was futile and chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

And so I hated life, because the work done under the sun was grievous to me. All is but vapor and chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to the one who pleases Him, He gives wisdom, knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and accumulating wealth to give it to one who pleases God. This also is only vapor and striving after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

For the destiny of humankind and the destiny of animals are one and the same. As one dies, so dies the other. Both have the same breath—a human has no advantage over an animal—both are fleeting.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

There is no end to all the people—to all who were before him. Also those who will come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this too is meaningless and striving after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all toil and all skill that is done come from man’s envy of his neighbor; this too is fleeting and striving after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better is a handful with tranquility than two handfuls of toil and striving after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better is what the eyes see than the pursuit of the soul’s desires. This too is fleeting and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done upon the earth (his eyes not seeing sleep either day or night),